Stump-burner.



F. M. \BARFIELD.

STUMP BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED A1 12..30, 1912.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

1,112,967. Specification of Letters Patent PatentedOot. 6, 1914. Application filed April 30, 1912. Serial N 0, 694,281.

past the branch roots and so that the fur-- nace may be placed in position to bring the coals against the tap root. After the furnace has, been lowered into position and properly filled with coals, the hole is filled 40 in, as shown, and the earth packed around the smoke stack. The coals in the stump Wlll,li;l16I8fOI(-3, smoulder in the manner of charcoal kilns.

lVhat is claimed is 45 A device of the character described comprising a sheet metal blank, said blank having oppositely inclined longitudinal edges and two parallel transverse edges, one of a saidtransverse edges being of a greater 50 length than the other, said Iblank being formed with two longitudinal parallel lines of fold which are spaced the distance equal to the length of the short transverse edge, whereby a body portion is formed, said body 55 portion being formed along its relatively longer transverse edge with an intermediate recess, said blank beingfolded upon said lines of fold to form twoqsides, said sides arranged to set upon their inclined edges to 60 support said body portion, and a tube having its lower end connected to said body portion near said concaved edge. a

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS M. BARFIELD.

Witnesses J. B. GRIssoM, WV. H. CALDWELL.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. ,BARFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Summerland, in the countyof Smith and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stump-Burners, of which the following is a specification This invention relates to furnaces and more particularly to stump burner furnaces, the object of the inventionbeing to provide a simple and efiicient deviceof this character which will be conveniently installed and operated without entailing any great expense.

Further objects ofthis invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure l is a perspective view of the furnace. F ig. 2 is a sectional viewthrough the same showing the device applied. ig. 3 shows the blank from which the furnace is formed. i

In the specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated herein, the furnace is constructed of a single sheet of metal having the outline of a frustum of a trapezoid and is preferably constructed of a heavy sheet of metal bent upon the lines 1 and 2 to form supporting sides 3 andtheinclined top 4. a This top is provided with a concave frontedge 5 and has a stack aperture in which a smoke stack 6 is adapted to be placed. In applying the device, a hole is dug along the side of a stump so as to get Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 6. a 

